Florida's new Attorney General James Usmieyer announced Thursday that his office has launched an investigation into brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate to see if any of the crimes accused of committing Romania have occurred within the state's jurisdiction.
The Tate brothers returned to the United States after their ban, which banned them from leaving Romania while waiting for the trial to be lifted. They took the private plane to Fort Lauderdale, where Andrew told reporters waiting after landing that they were innocent on human trafficking charges.
Uthmeier was Desantis' Chief of Staff.
Romanian Bureau for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism I said The lawsuit against the duo is still pending and there are severe penalties if they violate in-place restrictions. They will need to return to Romania in 4 weeks.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he was not involved in his brother's ability to return to the United States, adding that Florida is “not a place where you welcome that kind of act.”
“I don't know how this came. We weren't involved. We weren't informed. We learned through the media,” he said.
“Early this morning, I directed my office to work with state law enforcement partners to conduct a preliminary investigation of these individuals. Florida has zero tolerance for trafficking and violence against women. I explained it.
Usmeyer was recently sworn in as state attorney general after Ashley Moody was appointed to the US Senate by DeSantis and Rubio was elected federal secretary of state. Uthmeier was Desantis' Chief of Staff.
Tates' lawyer reportedly I said DeSantis should resign from the comment that “if there is a problem with welcoming or protecting American citizens.”
President Donald Trump told reporters during a meeting with British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer that he had no idea whether the US had pressured Romania to lift travel restrictions.
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